Tag: hard drive

Apple acknowledge MacBook hard drive errors

November 27th, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Apple is investigating whether or not faulty Seagate hard drives are to blame for data loss on some MacBooks.

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Seagate FreeAgent Pro External Hard Drive (750GB)

June 7th, 2007 by Alex Kidman

Seagate's excellent FreeAgent Pro is highly recommended to users with backup needs but are terrified by the concept of NAS drives. It doesn't hurt that it's a speedy little drive as well.

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How-to: Reclaim up to 8GB of hard disk space on your Mac

July 26th, 2007 by David Flynn

You never realize you're low on hard disk space until you're too low -- you're trying to install an app, rip a DVD or re-sync your iPod, and all of a sudden your Mac is doing its impression of rush hour at a Japanese subway.

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Harmon Kardon Drive + Play

August 22nd, 2007 by John R. Delaney

Harman Kardon's Drive + Play does a nice job of integrating your iPod with your car audio system, but we suggest having it installed professionally to get the best possible sound.

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Video: MacBook Air's remote disc-drive sharing

April 1st, 2008 by Brian Tong

In this video Brian Tong shows you how to set up your MacBook Air to use another computer's optical drive.

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Apple slashes cost of SSD MacBook Air

July 4th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Apple has reduced the cost of an SSD-based MacBook Air by around AU$700.

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How-to: Clone the Tiger Installer DVD to a FireWire Drive

September 3rd, 2007 by MacFixIt

It sometimes happens that, in an extreme situation, it is necessary to reinstall the system. This isn't necessarily difficult or time consuming as this MacFixIt tutorial shows, and that it can be an easy and reliable way to restore the system to a known, clean state without losing any data.

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First Look: Apple Time Capsule

March 7th, 2008 by Rich Brown

Apple Time Capsule's hybrid 802.11n wireless router/networked hard drive offers some powerful data backup features for Mac owners, as well as Apple's typical pleasing design. Windows users and anyone who demands speed from their 802.11n network will be disappointed.

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The Mac uninstallers

July 28th, 2008 by Jason Parker

It's not all that straightforward to completely uninstall software on a Mac, so we've rounded up four apps whose purpose is to extricate those unwanted apps and leftover files from your hard drive.

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Fun with the Mac motion sensor

June 18th, 2008 by Jason Parker

Liquidmac uses the Sudden Motion Sensor function of your laptop to fill the screen with simulated liquid.

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